Billy Burns vs. Bert James — Career Comparison

Billy Burns
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Bert James
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Billy Burns and Bert James are closely matched on the surface stats. Bert James posted stronger numbers in OPS (.686 vs .664) and on-base percentage (.400 vs .311). Billy Burns had the advantage in slugging (.353 vs .286). By the career numbers, Bert James had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Billy Burns and Bert James

Billy Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Billy Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
161.51
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
6
144
Billy Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
899
600
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Billy Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
843
562.63
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
504
Billy Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Billy Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.702
0.702
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Billy Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
152.17
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
6
144
Billy Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
120.8
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
144
Billy Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
19.35
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
8.68
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.34
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
31.37
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95.96
64.04
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
74.18
Billy Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
198.89
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
6
144
Billy Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
276
184.2
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
240
Billy Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Billy Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Billy Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.662
0.662
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.686
0.686
Billy Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Billy Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.614
0.614
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Billy Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Billy Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
76.08
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Billy Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
36.71
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
109.45
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Billy Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104.08
69.47
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.64
87.44
Billy Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.01
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
24.03
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Billy Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
119
79.42
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Billy Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
7.55
7.55
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.33
8.33
Billy Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Billy Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.67
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.67
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.34
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
30.7
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Billy Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
10.01
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
40.71
Bert James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Billy Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
75.41
75.41
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Billy Burns and Bert James

Billy Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Billy Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.11
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.02
Billy Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.99
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.02
Billy Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5300
27
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
27
Billy Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1766.2
9
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
9
Billy Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
2.32
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.53
Billy Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Billy Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Billy Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
2.38
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.87
Billy Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
2.35
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.7
Billy Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.72
98.72
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Billy Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.115
2.115
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Billy Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.99
88.99
Bert James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Billy Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Billy Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0